Dr. Carlotta Kimble

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy Education, Emphasis: Early Childhood Education Cultural Linguistic Diversity, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2008
• Masters in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO, August, 1980
• Bachelors of Science in Education, Speech Language Pathology & Audiology, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO, May, 1977

Dr. Carlotta Kimble, Professor of Communication Disorders, earned her Ph.D. from Walden University, Minneapolis, MN. Her research interests are in the areas of cultural and linguistic diversity, peer mentoring, and cognitive and neurogenic communication disorders in children and adults. Her current research interests include: perceptions of and attitudes toward disability and persons with disabilities among SLPs in the skilled nursing facility, effects of ageist attitudes on SNF residents, school pediatric traumatic brain injury, teacher familiarity and SLP confidence levels in treatment, university student AAC knowledge and/or comfort levels, university student acceptance of users of AAC, and international students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of accent reduction therapy. Teaching interests are in the areas of traumatic brain injury, dementia, aphasia, cultural and linguistic diversity, child language disorders, and augmentative and alternative communication.

Dr. Kimble has previous clinical experience as a speech-language pathologist for the following populations: birth-to-three, K-12 schools, early childhood special education 3-5, long-term care, acute care, and private practice. She has been a Clinical Director for rehabilitation corporations and Director of Operations for a rehabilitation corporation. Dr. Kimble has served on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Advisory Commission, member of Missouri Advisory Commission for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and serving as Vice-Chair and Secretary, and the Missouri State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, representing infants and toddlers and their families. Dr. Kimble served on the Executive Board of the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association for six years and is a Past President of this organization. Dr. Kimble is currently the Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Mentor for the Communications Disorders Program and Graduate Advisor for the Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Program.

 

Recent publications and conference presentations include:

Adair, T., & Kimble, C. (July 26, 2014). Effects of late diagnosis of autism in the African American community. Poster presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Schools Conference, Pittsburg, PA.

Collins, J., Kiser, L., Talley, V., & Kimble, C. (April 7, 2017). Collaborative Intensive English Program at the University of Central Missouri. Poster presented at the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Osage Beach, MO.

Edmond, T., Hussey, S., & Kimble, C. (April 6, 2018). Poster presentation at the Missouri Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, Osage Beach, MO.

Kimble, C., Porter, C., & Grohmann, A. (November 15, 2018). Teletherapy and the SLPs' Role in Treating U.S. Military. Poster presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston MA.

Kimble, C., & Turner, G. (2012). Student peer mentoring in the clinical training of speech-language pathologists, Perspectives on Administration and Supervision, 22, 12-27. Doi:10.1044/aas22.1.12

Kimble, C., Turner, G., & Stewart, K. (April, 2015). Shadowing/mentoring in the training of undergraduate speech-language pathologists. Paper presentation at the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Osage Beach, MO.

Kimble, C., Turner, G., & Wilder, J. (April 8, 2017). Treatment of Cognitive-Linguistic Deficits in Dementia: Case Study and Update. Paper presentation at the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Osage Beach, MO.

Kimble, C., Turner, G., & Wilder, J. (November 9, 2017). Treatment of Cognitive-Linguistic Deficits in Dementia: Case Study and Update. Poster presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Los Angeles, CA.

Kimble, C. (November, 2013). Speech-language pathologists’ comfort levels in English language learner service delivery. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 35(1), 21-27., first published May 15, 2013.

Martien, B., Kimble, C., Golden, D., & Galley, D. (April 8, 2016). What’s new in Missouri SLP/Audiology Licensure? Paper presentation at the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Osage Beach, MO.

McDermott, I., McLean, E., & Kimble, C. (April 8, 2017). Intellectual Giftedness in Children and African American Vernacular English. Poster presented at the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Osage Beach, MO.